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A working mother has three days left to stop breastfeeding her baby before travelling but runs into several complications, leading her to revalue her marriage.
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Nicole Midori WoodfordDirectorLast Shadow At First Light, Permanent Resident, Tenebrae, Waiting Room, For We Are Strangers
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Nicole Midori WoodfordWriterLast Shadow At First Light, Permanent Resident, Tenebrae, Waiting Room, For We Are Strangers
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May LeungProducerCold Enough For Snow, Organic, The Magic Faraway Tree, Fountain of Youth, Bohemian Rhapsody
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Project Type:Short Script
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Number of Pages:14
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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San Sebastian International Film FestivalSan Sebastian
September 30, 2023
New Director's Award Nominee for Last Shadow At First Light -
Singapore International Film FestivalSingapore
December 10, 2023
Silver Screen Award Nominee for Best Asian Feature Film, Last Shadow At First Light -
Singapore International Film FestivalSIngapore
December 6, 2015
Silver Screen Award Nominee for Best Southeast Asian Short Film, For We Are Strangers -
Asian Pacific Screen AwardGold Coast, Australia
November 3, 2023
Best Screenplay Nominee for Last Shadow At First Light -
Pingyao International Film FestivalPingyao Ancient City, China
October 18, 2023
Roberto Rosellini Award for Best Film Nominee, Last Shadow At First Light -
Pingyao International Film FestivalPingyao Ancient City, China
October 18, 2023
People's Choice Award Crouching Tiger Nominee for Last Shadow At First Light
Nicole Midori Woodford is a film director and writer with 15 years of experience working on short films, commercials, television and feature films. She did her BFA(Hons) in Filmmaking in Singapore and is pursuing a MA(Screenwriting) at London Film School while developing her second feature film. Previously she was a lecturer, mentoring undergraduate filmmaking students at School of Art, Media and Design at Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
This short film marks a pivotal moment in my development as writer and director, a deliberate creative pause between my first feature film which premiered in 2023 and my second feature which im currently writing. I also wanted to experiment with form, refine my voice, and take the kind of artistic risks that working filmmakers can rarely afford. After directing several classical short films, commercials and my feature, I felt that I needed to push myself further to find a new voice. This project would utilise a kinetic, visceral approach with the camera to externalise the inner chaos of new motherhood. I wanted to depict the relentless negotiation between career, identity, and self. What is significant for me is this would be my first short film after becoming a motherhood not long ago. This would be a journey of curiosity as well as the inertia of intense creative energy as a mother who has also found a new voice as a filmmaker and storyteller.
